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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shave Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face comes into the arena with Welcome to the TerrorDome blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Makunouchi 's choice of entrance music: Pretender. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shave Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ippo Makunouchi !
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi throws a hook but Face blocks it.
Makunouchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Face uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makunouchi .
The crowd cheers as Makunouchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Face doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Makunouchi misses.
Nice defenses there by Face.
Makunouchi tries to move into range but Face moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Makunouchi misses with a double jab.
Face dodges the punch combination from Makunouchi .
Face misses the shot to the body.
Makunouchi throws a nice looking combination but Face bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makunouchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Makunouchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makunouchi misses with a few strikes there.
Makunouchi misses with a straight left.
Face lands with a shot to the body.
Face tests Makunouchi 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Face uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi .
Face throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Makunouchi looks gassed!
A jab from Face finds it's way through Makunouchi 's defenses.
It looks like Ippo Makunouchi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Face as he connects with a hook.
Face drops Makunouchi with a beautiful combination! Makunouchi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Face is looking for the KO!
Makunouchi is rocked!
Makunouchi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Makunouchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Face finish him?
Face fails to land with a series of punches.
Makunouchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Face scores with a jab to the jaw.
Face displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to de liver by Face. Beautiful body shot.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Face coming out on top.
Face misses with a wild body shot.
Face dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makunouchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That has opened up Ippo Makunouchi 's cut even more.
Face fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makunouchi .
A looping hook to the body misses from Face. Makunouchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Face throws a quick inside leg kick.
Face fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Makunouchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Face lands with a cross.
Face getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Makunouchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Face bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makunouchi takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi dips to his left and cracks Face with an uppercut!
Makunouchi loads up on a big right hand but Face slips the punch.
Face scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Makunouchi misses.
Face lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Face jabs Makunouchi right on the nose. Makunouchi blinks but takes it well.
Makunouchi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Makunouchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Face manages to avoid it.
Face scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Face throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makunouchi misses with a combination
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Face - just one landing.
Face scores with a three punch combo!
A swing and a miss from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Makunouchi misses with a wild combination.
Makunouchi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Makunouchi misses with a few strikes there.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a looping overhand right but Makunouchi ducks down to avoid it.
Face is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Makunouchi misses with a double jab
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Face.
Makunouchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Face feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makunouchi 's calf.
Face lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Face looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Face tests Makunouchi 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Face moves out of range of the strikes.
Face uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Face misses with the combination.
Makunouchi misses with the combination.
Face throws a right and a left that Makunouchi avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Face makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Face thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Makunouchi if he has to take too many more of those.
Face wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Makunouchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Face scores with a one two! Makunouchi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The cut above Ippo Makunouchi 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makunouchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Face cracks Makunouchi with a good jab.
Face scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Face lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Face slips a straight right by Makunouchi .
Face lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Face throws a head kick that misses.
Makunouchi throws a lazy right hand but Face sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makunouchi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makunouchi throws a looping overhand right but Face ducks down to avoid it.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Face with a hook.
Face fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makunouchi .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shave Face dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ippo Makunouchi 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Face turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Makunouchi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Makunouchi throws the left hand but Face avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Face misses the target.
Face connects with a good right hand that stumbles Makunouchi . Makunouchi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Makunouchi takes a swing at Face's ribcage but misses.
Face lands the left hand.
Face works the jab nicely.
Face catches Makunouchi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Makunouchi lands a head shot.
Makunouchi lands with a cross.
Makunouchi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Face counters with a nice body shot.
Face thows a body shot but no joy.
Face scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Face.
Face slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makunouchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Face connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Makunouchi 's hands.
Makunouchi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Face works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shave Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Face misses with a two punch combination.
Makunouchi lands a jab-cross combination.
Shave Face is winning the standup battle so far.
Makunouchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Makunouchi tries to move into range but Face moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Face lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Face ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Face lands a nice looking body shot.
Makunouchi needs to keep his hands up - Face had a free shot at his head there.
Makunouchi looks to land a left hand but Face moved out of range nicely.
Makunouchi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Face is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makunouchi can do to turn this around?
Nice straight punches there by Face. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Face.
Makunouchi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Face counters with a two punch combo.
Face takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Face staying out of range there.
Makunouchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Face's corner calls for a 1-2. Face obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice jab there from Face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Face.
Makunouchi misses the shot to the body.
Face lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Face.
Face scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good shot there by Face.
Makunouchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Face.
The crowd cheers as Face lands an impressive looking overhand right. Makunouchi doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makunouchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Makunouchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Face.
Face's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Face duly obliges.
Face fails to land with a series of punches.
Face misses with a hook.
Face slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi looks to land a combination but Face avoids it well.
Face stalks Makunouchi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Makunouchi 's face. Makunouchi staggers backwards, shaken.
Face's corner calls for a 1-2. Face obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Face.
Face has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Makunouchi throws out a loose jab but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makunouchi missing with a left hand there. Face was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Face is working the combinations to good effect here.
Face punishes Makunouchi 's body with a nice straight punch.
Face misses with a body shot.
Face with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Face swinging wildly here.
Makunouchi misses with a hook.
Makunouchi 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab from Face.
Makunouchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Face was well out of range. Poor timing from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Makunouchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Makunouchi swinging wildly here.
Makunouchi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Face counters with a two punch combo.
Face comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Face looks to throw the jab but Makunouchi is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Face throws a nice inside leg kick.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Makunouchi .
A punch combination from Face misses.
Makunouchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Face.
Makunouchi misses with a hook.
Face misses with a wild combination.
Makunouchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Face connects with a crisp jab.
Makunouchi misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.
Face dodges the punch combination from Makunouchi .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Face digs a good hook to Makunouchi 's body.
Face with a nice cross.
A lazy left from Face finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shave Face dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ippo Makunouchi 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Face.
Makunouchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Face avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makunouchi throws a leg kick but Face sees it coming and moves out of range.
Makunouchi missing with a left hand there. Face was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makunouchi misses with a hook. Face ducked under it nicely.
Makunouchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Makunouchi misses with a straight right.
Face lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Face scores with a punch to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Face.
Face moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makunouchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Face scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Face thuds his right hand into Makunouchi 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Face throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makunouchi . Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Face throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Good shot there by Face.
Face throws a body punch but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Makunouchi throws an overhand right that lands on Face's shoulder, as Face tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Makunouchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makunouchi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Makunouchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Face getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Makunouchi slips a jab and a cross from Face.
Face thuds his right hand into Makunouchi 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makunouchi .
Face defending well as Makunouchi loads up on a big left hand.
Face lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makunouchi will feel that in the morning.
Makunouchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Face.
Makunouchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Face throws out the jab.
Makunouchi lands a jab to Face's midsection.
Face throws a leg kick which misses Makunouchi 's front leg but catches the back leg as Makunouchi tries to avoid it.
Ippo Makunouchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face lands with a hook. Makunouchi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Face misses with a body shot.
Makunouchi throws a big shot that misses.
Makunouchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Face throws a quick inside leg kick.
Face catches Makunouchi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Face pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Face keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Face.
Makunouchi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Face counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body punch from Face.
Face fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makunouchi .
Makunouchi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Makunouchi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Face.
Makunouchi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A left and a right from Face both land. Nice combination.
Face throws a good cross that connects.
Makunouchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Face.
Makunouchi looks to land a combination but Face avoids it well.
Face stuns Makunouchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Face looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Makunouchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Makunouchi .
Face takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Makunouchi looks to throw the jab but Face is out of range.
Face lands with a kick to the temple. Makunouchi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Face sizes up Makunouchi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Face on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Face lands a lovely overhand right.
Face bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Makunouchi 's head backwards.
Makunouchi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Face avoids it easily.
Makunouchi missing with a left hand there. Face was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makunouchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Face connects with a solid leg kick.
Shave Face is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Makunouchi .
Face connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot by Face.
Makunouchi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Face lands a jab to the head.
Makunouchi misses with a two punch combination.
Makunouchi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Makunouchi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Makunouchi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Face finds it's way round the side to connect with Makunouchi 's head.
Face scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Makunouchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Makunouchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makunouchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Face manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makunouchi walks into a left hand.
Makunouchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Face uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Makunouchi has time to react.
Face lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shave Face showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Face has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shave Face!
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